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Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

Mar 7, 2003
121 min
WarActionDrama
6.9/ 10
2,489 votes

Overview

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.

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TMDB
6.9/10
2,489 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
135,739 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
34%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
48/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$75,000,000Production cost
Box Office$86,500,000Worldwide gross
Profit$11,500,000Profitable
ROI
+15.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$43,734,876Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"He was trained to follow orders. He became a hero by defying them."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$86,500,000

Production Companies

Revolution StudiosCheyenne EnterprisesMichael Lobell Productions

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